2022 Washington, D.C. Chess Championship

 

* Saturday, December 17 to Sunday, December 18, 2022

* Kellogg Conference Hotel @Gallaudet University

800 Florida Ave. NE

Washington, DC 20002

FREE PARKING on site; across the street from Union Market's tasty food vendors; 9 min (.5 mi) walk to NoMa/Gallaudet Metro

SPECIAL HOTEL RATE DEAL: $115/night (plus taxes) hotel room rate if you choose the "Winter Getaway Package With Parking" advance purchase rate (though non-refundable)! Book on the hotel website at this page

* 4 round Swiss, G/100 + 10 sec increment

* Rounds at 9:00 AM and 1:15 PM both days

* Two Sections: Open (open to all) and Amatuer (U1800)

* $90 early entry fee (deadline for submission 12/15), $110 afterwards, $20 extra play-up fee for U1800 to participate in Open Section

* Register online at King Registration: https://www.kingregistration.com/event/dcchamps22

* Open Section: 1st $800, 2nd $600, Top U2000 $350

* U1800 Section: 1st $800, 2nd $600, Top U1400 $350

* Plaques for DC Champion, DC Senior Champion, and DC Amateur Champion (to highest-scoring DC residents)

Place prizes guaranteed, class prizes proportional based on 60 entries

* Highest scoring DC resident earns the title of 2022 Washington, D.C. Chess Champion

* Highest scoring senior resident earns title of 2022 DC Senior Chess Champion and represents DC in the 2023 National Tournament of Senior State Champions, held at the U.S. Open

* One half point bye allowed any round; please request by evening of 12/16

* Please contact Milo Nekvasil (Organizer and DCCL Vice President) at flam19@aol.com if you have any questions